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Willy and Amos are men. Willy and Amos are delivery men. Willy and Amos deliver new refrigerators to people’s houses. Every day they deliver many refrigerators to customers. Willy and Amos love being delivery men but sometimes they run into problems.

Before going to the first delivery of the day, they called Cindy, the first customer on the list. The delivery men said ‘Good Morning Cindy! We have your new refrigerator ready for delivery. We will be there soon.’ Cindy said, ‘Ok. You can deliver my refrigerator now. See you soon.’

Willy and Amos arrived at Cindy’s house 20 minutes later to deliver her new refrigerator. Willy went to the door. He rang the doorbell. No one came to the door. Willy knocked on the door and no one came to the door.

The delivery men called Cindy again on the phone. ‘Hello,’ they said after she answered ‘We are at your house now with your new refrigerator.’ The customer said ‘What? I am not expecting a delivery today. I am not ready for a delivery. You must be confused. Please come tomorrow’. Willy and Amos could not believe their ears. Cindy, the customer had just told them to come do the delivery and now she said she was not ready. Willy and Amos run into problems like this every day.

Willy and Amos drive to the next customer’s house to deliver their refrigerator. This customer was home and they were able to do the delivery. As they were leaving, the delivery men’s phone started to ring. It was Cindy, the first customer calling. ‘Hello! Delivery Guys’ they answered. ‘Where are you? You are late! I have been waiting for you for a long time.’ said Cindy, the customer. Now Willy and Amos were really confused. ‘Please deliver my new refrigerator right now! I am waiting.’

Amos and Willy drove back to Cindy’s house as fast as they could. They quickly unloaded her new refrigerator from the truck and brought it to the door. This time when the knocked on the door Cindy answered. Willy and Amos picked the refrigerator up…. But they ran into another problem. Cindy’s new refrigerator was so big that it did not fit through her doors of her house! It was too big.

ESL Story 6: Listening Comprehension Quiz

Delivery Men Story

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Are there delivery men or delivery women?

A

Delivery Men

B

Delivery Women

Question 2

Are the delivery men's names Juan and Willy?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 3

What are the delivery men's names?

A

Willy and Andrew

B

Amos and William

C

Amos and Willy

D

Andrew and William

Question 4

Do they delivery pizzas?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 5

Do the delivery men deliver used refrigerators or new refrigerators?

A

used refrigerators

B

new refrigerators

Question 6

Do they hate being delivery men?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 7

How do they feel about being delivery men?

A

They hate it.

B

They love it.

C

They think it is boring.

Question 8

Do Amos and Willy run into problems?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 9

Is the first client's name Sandy or Cindy?

A

Sandy

B

Cindy

Question 10

Does is take the delivery men 20 hours to get to Cindy's house?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 11

How long does it take them to get to Cindy's house the first time?

A

2 minutes

B

20 seconds

C

20 hours

D

20 minutes

Question 12

Does Cindy come to the door the first time they went to her house?

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Yes

B

No

Question 13

Does Cindy confuse Willy and Amos?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 14

Who called and said they were waiting for the delivery men?

A

Willy's mom

B

Amos' sister

C

The President

D

Cindy

Question 15

Did they drive quickly or slowly to Cindy's house the second time?

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quickly

B

slowly

Question 16

Did Cindy answer the door the second time they went to her house?

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Yes

B

No

Question 17

Was there a problem with refrigerator?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 18

What was the problem with Cindy's new refrigerator?

A

It was broken.

B

It was too small.

C

It was too big.

D

I was white.

Question 19

Did the refrigerator fit through the door at Cindy's house?

A

Yes

B

No

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James was a poor man. James had no money. James had no money but he had a great idea. James thought that he could make a ton of money selling rubber chickens. James thought that he could make millions of dollars selling rubber chickens. He thought that everyone in the world needed at least 1 rubber chicken.

James needed money to buy a lot of rubber chickens. He was poor and had no money. James went to his rich Uncle Warren’s house and told him his great idea. James borrowed $345,000 from his uncle Warren Buffet. James told his Uncle Warren that he would pay him back in three weeks. James bought 3 million yellow rubber chickens with the $345,000 that he borrowed from his uncle Warren.

James decided the best place to sell rubber chickens would be outside a restaurant that sells fried chicken. On Monday, James went to the restaurant. He felt really lucky. He thought he would sell at least 1 million rubber chickens that day. He stood outside the fried chicken restaurant for 13 hours. James stood there yelling, ‘Beautiful Yellow Rubber Chickens, $5 each! Who wants a rubber chicken?’ for 13 hours. In the entire day, 13 whole hours, he only sold 30 chickens. James went home but he still felt lucky and he knew he would sell more rubber chickens the next day.

On Tuesday, James woke up at 6am. He went to a large elementary school by his house. James stood at the school waiting. James stood there yelling, ‘Beautiful Yellow Rubber Chickens, $5 each! Who wants a rubber chicken?’ James attracted a lot of attention at the school. The children loved James’ chickens but there was a problem. Very few of the children had money to buy his rubber chickens. James spent the entire day selling chickens in front of the school. On Tuesday, he had a little more luck than Monday. James sold 263 chickens in front of the school on Tuesday. He was happy but he still has 2,999,724 rubber chickens left to sell.

On Wednesday, James woke up at 3am. He had done some research and he knew exactly where he could sell the chickens. James put all the rubber chickens in his van and drove to a small city in California called Chicken City. He got to chicken city at 6am. James stood on the busiest street corner in chicken city selling the rubber chickens. James stood there on the corner yelling, ‘Beautiful Yellow Rubber Chickens, $5 each! Who wants a rubber chicken?’ and something amazing happened. People started running up to him, waving money and buy not 1 but 20, 30 and even 100 rubber chickens at a time. On Wednesday, James sold all of the chickens in Chicken City , California by 2pm.

James felt like the luckiest man in the world. He was able to sell all the rubber chickens. He paid back his uncle Warren and had enough money to buy more rubber chickens. James was no longer a poor man. He was now a rich man like his uncle Warren.

Comprehension Quiz of the ESL Story:

Rubber Chicken Story

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Was there a man?

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Yes

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No

Question 2

Was the man's name John or James?

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John

B

James

Question 3

Was James poor?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 4

What kind of idea did James have?

A

bad idea

B

good idea

C

great idea

Question 5

Did James want to sell rubber ducks?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 6

What did James want to sell?

A

rubber ducks

B

rubber cats

C

chickens

D

rubber chickens

Question 7

Who borrowed James money to buy the rubber chickens?

A

his uncle John

B

his uncle Warren

C

his uncle Pedro

D

his brother Warren

Question 8

Did James borrow $345,000 from his mom?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 9

Did James borrow $345,000 from his uncle or is friend?

A

his uncle

B

his friend

Question 10

How many chickens did James buy?

A

1 million

B

2 million

C

3 million

Question 11

Were the rubber ducks green?

A

No

B

Yes

Question 12

Were the ducks yellow or blue?

A

yellow

B

blue

Question 13

Did he try to sell the rubber chickens in front of a church?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 14

Did he sell the rubber chickens at the school on Monday or Tuesday?

A

Monday

B

Tuesday

Question 15

How many rubber chickens did he sell in front of the restaurant?

A

30

B

300

C

3,000

Question 16

Did James feel sad or lucky?

A

sad

B

lucky

Question 17

Where did James sell rubber ducks on Tuesday?

A

the restaurant

B

the school

Question 18

Did James sell 363 or 263 rubber chickens on Tuesday?

A

363

B

263

Question 19

Where did he sell chickens on Wednesday?

A

the restaurant

B

Chicken City

C

the school

Question 20

Did James sell all of his rubber chickens that he had left in Chicken City?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 21

Did James pay his uncle back?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 22

Is Chicken City in New York or in California?

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New York

B

California

Question 23

Was James rich or poor at the end of the story?

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Rich

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Poor

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There was a man. His name was Bruno. Bruno was the ugliest man in Colombia. Bruno was really ugly. Bruno had a problem. He didn’t have a wife. He wanted a wife but he didn’t have one. Bruno wanted a wife with a beautiful voice.

Bruno went to Shakira’s house in Colombia. He didn’t care that he was the ugliest man in Colombia. He wanted to marry Shakira because he knew that she had a beautiful voice. Bruno stood outside Shakira’s house for 37 days. He stood outside her house playing his violin for 37 days. He never stopped. He was in love with Shakira’s voice and he wanted to marry her. Shakira finally came out of her house after 37 days. Bruno asked her if she would marry him. Shakira said ‘No Way! Get out of here. Stop bothering me.’ Bruno was very sad. He was very sad that Shakira didn’t want to marry him. He cried.

Then Bruno went to Jennifer Lopez’s house in New York. Bruno, the ugliest man in Colombia went to Jennifer Lopez’s house because he wanted to marry a woman with a beautiful voice. Bruno stood outside Jennifer’s house for 223 days. He stood outside her house playing his violin for 223 days. He never stopped playing his violin. He was in love with Jennifer’s beautiful voice and he wanted to marry her. Jennifer finally came out of her house after 223 days. Bruno asked her if she would marry him. Jennifer said ‘No Way! Get out of here! Stop bothering me! I will not marry you.’ Bruno was very, very sad. He was very sad that Jennifer Lopez didn’t want to marry him. He cried. He cried like a baby.

Next, Bruno went to Rihanna’s house in Atlanta. Bruno, the ugliest man in Colombia went to Rihanna’s house because he wanted to marry a woman with a beautiful voice. Bruno stood outside her house for 18 hours. He stood outside Rihanna’s house playing his violin for 18 hours. He never stopped playing his violin. He was in love with Rihanna’s beautiful voice and he wanted to marry her. Rhianna finally came out of her house after 18 hours. Bruno asked her if she would marry him. Rihanna said ‘I will marry you only if you get plastic surgery.’ Bruno was very excited. Bruno said ‘Yes! Yes, I will get plastic surgery.’ Bruno agreed to get plastic surgery. Bruno was excited that Rihanna, a woman with a beautiful voice would marry him.

Bruno got plastic surgery and he was no longer the ugliest man in Colombia. Bruno and Rihanna got married and they lived happily ever after.

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Ugly Man Quiz

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Was there a man?

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Yes

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No

Question 2

Was there a man or a woman?

A

Man

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Woman

Question 3

Was the man's name Matt?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 4

What was the man's name?

A

Bert

B

Beto

C

Bruno

D

Gruno

Question 5

Was Bruno pretty or ugly?

A

pretty

B

ugly

Question 6

Was Bruno the ugliest man in Colombia?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 7

Was he the ugliest man of India or Colombia?

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India

B

Colombia

Question 8

Did Bruno have a problem?

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Yes

B

No

Question 9

Did he want a puppy or a wife?

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puppy

B

wife

Question 10

What kind of wife did he want?

A

A wife with a beautiful face.

B

A wife with a beautiful voice.

C

A wife with an ugly face.

D

A wife with an ugly voice .

Question 11

Did Bruno go to Madonna's house?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 12

Where did Bruno go first?

A

the supermarket

B

the beach

C

Shakira's house

D

Jennifer's house

Question 13

Was Shakira's house in Atlanta or Colombia?

A

Atlanta

B

Colombia

Question 14

Did Bruno play a guitar or a violin in front of Shakira's house?

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violin

B

guitar

Question 15

How long did Bruno stay outside of Shakira's house for?

A

37 hours

B

37 days

C

37 years

Question 16

Who wants to marry Shakira?

A

Rihanna

B

Jennifer

C

Bruno

Question 17

Why does Bruno want to marry Shakira?

A

She has a beautiful face.

B

She has a beautiful voice.

Question 18

Did Shakira want to marry Bruno?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 19

Was he very happy or very sad at Shakira's house?

A

very happy

B

very sad

Question 20

Did he go to Jennifer Lopez's house next?

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Yes

B

No

Question 21

Where was Jennifer's house?

A

Colombia

B

Atlanta

C

Puerto Rico

D

New York

Question 22

Why did Bruno go to Jennifer's house?

A

He wanted to marry someone with beautiful feet.

B

He wanted to marry someone with a beautiful voice.

Question 23

Did he stay at Jennifer's house for 2 hours?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 24

How long did he stay at Jennifer's house for?

A

23 days

B

223 days

C

223 hours

Question 25

Did he play his guitar at Jennifer's house?

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Yes

B

No

Question 26

Did Jennifer want to marry Bruno?

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Yes

B

No

Question 27

Did he go to Rihanna's house in Atlanta?

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Yes

B

No

Question 28

How long did he play his violin at Rihanna's house for?

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18 days

B

180 hours

C

18 hours

D

18 seconds

Question 29

Did Rihanna say she would marry Bruno?

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Yes

B

No

Question 30

Did Bruno have to get plastic surgery before getting married to Rihanna?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 31

Was Bruno excited or sad when Rihanna said she would marry him?

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excited

B

sad

Question 32

Did Rihanna and Bruno get married?

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Yes

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No

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There was a woman. The woman’s name was Mary. Mary loved dogs. Mary wanted to buy a dog. She wanted to buy a big dog.

Mary flew to a supermarket in Japan. Mary flew on an airplane to a supermarket in Japan. Mary went to the supermarket in Japan. The supermarket in Japan did not have big dogs. The supermarket in Japan only had small dogs. Mary did not want a small dog. She wanted a big dog. There were no big dogs in the supermarket in Japan. Mary was sad.

After going to Japan, Mary took a train to Russia. Mary took a train from Japan to Russia. In Russia, Mary went to a bank. The bank in Russia did not have any big or small dogs. The bank in Russia had a lot of money but they did not have any dogs. Mary was sad that there were no dogs at the bank in Russia.

Mary walked from Russia to Germany. Mary walked all the way from Russia to Germany. In Germany, Mary went to a pet shop. Mary went to a small pet shop in Germany. Mary wanted to buy a big dog at the small pet shop in Germany.

She was very happy because there were five big dogs are the pet shop in Germany. Mary bought a big white and brown dog in Germany. She bought an expensive white and brown dog at the pet shop in Germany. The expensive dog cost 5 million Euros. Mary was very happy that she finally had a big dog. She finally had a big dog but now she had no money.

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Mary Wanted a Dog

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Was the woman's named Sara?

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Was the woman named Mary or Betsy?

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Mary

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Betsy

Question 4

Did Mary love dogs?

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Yes

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No

Question 5

Did Mary love horses or dogs?

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horses

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dogs

Question 6

Did Mary want to buy a small cat?

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Yes

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No

Question 7

Did Mary want to buy a big dog or a small dog?

A

big dog

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small dog

Question 8

What did Mary want to buy?

A

a small dog

B

a big cat

C

a big dinosaur

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a big dog

Question 9

Did Mary fly to Japan?

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Yes

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No

Question 10

Did Mary walk to Japan?

A

Yes

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No

Question 11

How did Mary get to Japan?

A

She walked.

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She flew.

C

She took a train.

Question 12

Did Mary go to a supermarket in Japan?

A

Yes

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No

Question 13

Did Mary go to a school or a supermarket in Japan?

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a school

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a supermarket

Question 14

Did the supermarket in Japan have small dogs or big dogs?

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small dogs

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big dogs

Question 15

Did Mary want a small dog?

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Yes

B

No

Question 16

Was Mary happy in Japan?

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Yes

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No

Question 17

Did Mary take a train to Russia?

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Yes

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No

Question 18

Did Mary take a train or a plane to Russia?

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a train

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a plane

Question 19

Did Mary go to a school in Russia?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 20

Did Mary go to a supermarket or to a bank in Russia?

A

a supermarket

B

a bank

Question 21

Did the bank have dogs?

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Yes

B

No

Question 22

What did the bank in Russia have?

A

dogs

B

monkeys

C

money

D

cats

Question 23

Was Mary sad in Russia?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 24

Did Mary fly or walk to Germany?

A

fly

B

walk

Question 25

Did Mary go to a supermarket or to a pet shop in Germany?

A

a supermarket

B

a pet shop

Question 26

Was the pet shop big or small?

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big

B

small

Question 27

Were there big dogs in the pet shop in Germany?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 28

Was Mary happy at the pet shop in Germany?

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Yes

B

No

Question 29

Did Mary buy a dog in Germany?

A

Yes

B

No

Question 30

What colors was the dog that Mary bought?

A

black and blue

B

white and brown

C

white and black

D

red and green

Question 31

Was the dog expensive or cheap?

A

expensive

B

cheap

Question 32

How much did Mary's dog cost?

A

5 dollars

B

5 million euros

C

5 million dollars

D

5 euros

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